Monthly Archive for October, 2008

: October, 2008

I went to watch Oliver Stone’s W.on opening night yesterday. My friend and I were taken aback by the long lines. There was not one empty seat in the theater. I wondered why we were all there, eager to watch a movie about a President who’s not quite everyone’s favorite, at least not in Seattle. Oh wait, these were fans of Oliver Stone, not of George W. Bush. And the air in the theater foyer was one of one of expectation — would we be privy to an expose of some sort? Or, would the film at least offer some…explanation of this Presidency? A teenager I was talking to today said he was appalled that there should be a movie playing about a current, reigning President. “I wonder how he would feel watching the movie,” he said, shaking his head. Yes, I said. I wonder. Actually, more than Bush, I would hate to be Condoleezza Rice watching Thandie Newton’s take on the secretary of state. The audience at the theater last night was alive. They cheered when the image of anti-war protesters came o …